Koshi: Province 1 finally becomes the last province to get its name

Province 1 is now renamed Koshi.

Biratnagar, March 1

In the sixth year of its existence, Province 1 finally renamed itself Koshi on Wednesday to become the last of the seven provinces recognised after the implementation of the 2015 constitution.

A majority of the Provincial Assembly today endorsed a proposal of the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre to name the province.

The assembly also rejected another proposal of the CPN-Unified Socialist and the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal that wanted to name the province Kirat Limbuwan Sagarmatha.

In 2022, the assembly completed its first term without naming the province.

The 2015 constitution, introducing federalism, divided the country into seven provinces without naming them. Provincial legislative units formed after the first provincial assembly elections, conducted in 2017, were assigned to name the provinces. Accordingly, all six provinces have already been named, but Province 1 has failed.

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